Emperor Rael's tone was ominous, yet anticipatory.
Nobody could predict just how the race to the stars would end up. Who would be the winners or losers, or whether there would be any winners or losers at all.
It was possible that the race to the stars would be a thriving success where the infinite resources of the galaxy would benefit all those who sought them. It was possible that the race to the stars would be a disaster for all of them.
Most likely, of course, it would be a mixed bag of winners and losers, despite the fact that there were more resources for all of them and more. The only issue was that those resources were further and further away from Gaia, and within Gaia's interstellar neighborhood, there weren't nearly as many resources as there were across the entire galaxy.
"I look forward to our first step into the stars."
Rui's tone was one of excitement.
